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Gaming

Three new characters with their own adventures will be available in Wolfenstein 2's Season Pass

The Brawler, the Soldier, and the Sniper, where have I heard this formula before?

By Cal Jeffrey, July 27, 2017, 3:45 PM

Industry

Twitter's monthly active user growth flatlined in the second quarter

By Shawn Knight, July 27, 2017, 3:15 PM

Hardware

AMD puts Wraith Max cooler up for sale

AMD stock cooling goes aftermarket

By Greg Synek, July 27, 2017, 2:30 PM

Security Microsoft

Microsoft's extended bug bounty program now pays up to $250,000

Microsoft is generous to those who discover bugs

By Rob Thubron, July 27, 2017, 1:45 PM

The Web Google

Google to declutter streaming ecosystem by combining YouTube Red and Google Play Music

By Shawn Knight, July 27, 2017, 1:00 PM

Trivia Google

Android versions are named after dessert foods. They're also released...

Version 1.0 of Android was released in September 2008 under the codename Alpha and perhaps unsurprisingly, v1.1 was titled Beta.

By Julio Franco, July 27, 2017, 12:45 PM

Industry The Web

Major cryptocurrency exchange site BTC-e.com down and accused of money laundering

Bitcoins could be seized by US government

By Greg Synek, July 27, 2017, 12:00 PM 8 comments

Industry

Samsung reports record-breaking Q2 operating profit

The semiconductor segment alone accounted for $7.2 billion in operating income

By Jose Vilches, July 27, 2017, 11:30 AM

Mobile Google

New renders suggest the Pixel 2 won't feature a headphone jack

Could another phone abandon the long-used port?

By Rob Thubron, July 27, 2017, 11:00 AM 4 comments

Industry Tech Culture

Jeff Bezos unseats Bill Gates as world's richest man

Is Amazon the new Microsoft?

By Greg Synek, July 27, 2017, 10:30 AM 4 comments

Industry

Tech leaders call for Trump to reverse his ban on transgender service members

CEOs and companies are united in their condemnation

By Rob Thubron, July 27, 2017, 10:15 AM 20 comments

Drivers Downloads

Realtek updates HD Audio Codec drivers

Realtek audio chips are pretty popular and used on all kinds of motherboards. Unfortunately Realtek hardly ever includes a changelog, so we'll have to go with "latest, bug fixes, and possible performance improvements." Download them here.

By Erik Orejuela, July 27, 2017, 9:45 AM

Gaming

Actor's resume seemingly confirms Grand Theft Auto 6 is in development (Updated)

He's done motion capture work for the next GTA title

By Rob Thubron, July 27, 2017, 8:45 AM

AMD Ryzen 3 Review

FEATURE By Steven Walton, July 27, 2017, 8:00 AM TechSpot Hardware

Although Ryzen 3 is just getting released, it feels like we already know everything about AMD's new R3 1200 and 1300X CPUs after running simulated benchmarks last week. Today we get to see how accurate those results were and how Ryzen 3 does at the $110 price point.

Product Finder Hardware

The Asus Zephyrus packs a GTX 1080 in a laptop that's almost as thin as a MacBook Pro

Featuring Nvidia's Max-Q, a Core i7-7700HQ, IPS G-Sync display and fast solid storage, the Asus Zephyrus GX501 is a beast, but not in the way you think. The Zephyrus is 18mm thick and weights 4.85 pounds, first reviews are now out.

By Ivan Franco, July 27, 2017, 7:00 AM

Industry

Facebook had another great quarter, beating expectations with revenue of $9.3 billion

When will Facebook slow down?

By Rob Thubron, July 27, 2017, 6:15 AM

OnePlus 5 Review

FEATURE By Tim Schiesser, July 27, 2017, 12:30 AM TechSpot Mobile

OnePlus has developed a serious fan following over the last couple of years, driven by their marketing and the highly attractive price of their flagship-quality products. The company is back at it in 2017 with the OnePlus 5, again attempting to dethrone the incumbent champions like Samsung with the best hardware at the lowest possible price.